Shapoor Zadran, a left-arm pacer and left-handed batsman, made his debut for Afghanistan at the age of 18 against Chitral in the 2003-04 Inter-District Senior Tournament. In 2007, he made hi...Full profile

Shapoor Zadran, a left-arm pacer and left-handed batsman, made his debut for Afghanistan at the age of 18 against Chitral in the 2003-04 Inter-District Senior Tournament. In 2007, he made his List A debut for Badureliya Cricket Club against Chilaw Marians Cricket Club in Sri Lanka and his T20 debut for Afghanistan in the 2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup against Qatar.

Zadran was an important part of the rising Afghan team from 2008 to 2009 that won the World Cricket League Division Five, Division Four and Division Three, thus getting promoted to Division Two and in turn participating in the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier, where they gained ODI status.

He made his First-Class debut for Afghanistan against Zimbabwe XI in 2009 and made his One Day International debut in the same year against Netherlands, where he took 4/24 from 10 overs. Later on in February 2010, Zadran was a key member of Afghanistan's victorious T20 World Cup Qualifier squad and was then named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2010 T20 World Cup. In April 2010, Zadran was a vital member of Afghanistan's 2010 ACC Trophy Elite winning squad which defeated Nepal in the final, with Zadran taking a wicket for the cost of just 11 runs from seven overs.

Zadran represented Khulna Royal Bengals in the Bangladesh Premier League in the 2013 season and was their best bowler by quite a margin. Zadran was very impressive in the 2014 Asia Cup and the World T20 in Bangladesh. Although he did not take many wickets, he bowled excellent line and lengths, providing his team good starts with the ball.

Zadran has been selected for the 2015 ODI World Cup team, but his recent performances have not been promising. There is no guarantee on whether he will be a part of the final XI during the tournament as well. In fact, he has struggled for consistency in the last few games.